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Friday, June 8, 2012

Review: Between the Land and the Sea by Derrolyn Anderson

Title: Between the Land and the Sea
Author: Derrolyn Anderson
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Self-published
Publish Date: March 30, 2011
Source: I received a copy from the author. This did not affect my review.

Why You're Reading This Book:

You're a young adult fiction fan.

You like myths.

You like fantasy.

What's the Story?:

From Goodreads.com: "Marina is a privileged
girl who’s had an unusual upbringing. Traveling the world with her
scientist father, doted on by her wealthy and glamorous neighbor Evie,
Marina’s life seems perfect.Everything changes in the summer of her
sixteenth year when she is sent to live with her Aunt Abby and Cousin
Cruz in the lovely seaside town of Aptos, California. Only a few
weeks after arriving, sixteen year-old Marina has nearly drowned twice,
enchanted the hottest guy in high school, and discovered a supernatural
creature. If she can manage to survive some increasingly dangerous
encounters with unpredictable mermaids, she might be able to unlock the
mystery of her past and appease the mysterious forces that want
something from her...

And maybe even find true love along the way."

My Two Cents:

Mermaids
are awesome! Seriously, seriously awesome. Anderson does a great job of
taking the myth of the mermaids and turning it in to a totally new
story that's easy to fall in love with. This book is the first in a
planned series and I know that I personally am very much looking forward
to the next time that I get to meet up with these wonderful characters.
I think one of the signs of a good book is when you are excited to see
that character again the next time. So many of the characters in this
book are that way for me.

This is the kind of book that you sit
back and relax with while you get lost in the story. In other words,
it's a perfect summer read. This book is geared towards young adults but
adults can find a lot to love about it too.

I loved the
characters. Marina is awesome. She's independent and self-assured. She
knows what she wants and isn't afraid to go out and explore as we can
see with her dealings with the mermaids. I think she's a really good
character for young adults especially. I love a good strong character!

The
writing is really good and sucks you right in. I think writing a book
on a mythological creature that is so well known like a mermaid can be
really hard. You have a lot to live up to as an author. Anderson does a
great job of changing the myth so it's still super interesting!.

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